bad time

noun

: not the right moment to do something or for something to happen
Am I calling at a bad time? Are you very busy?

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Skip the dinner that might be a bad time and cost $80 anyway; buy the thing that will definitely feel good and costs $30. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Best Time To Visit One of the best things about Dixie National Forest is that there really isn’t a bad time to visit. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026 With warm temperatures in the summer that remain temperate through the winter, there’s never a bad time to visit Biloxi. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 The special repeatedly cuts to reaction shots of one particular front-row roastee who is quietly having a bad time because Hinchcliffe keeps picking on him. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bad time

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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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